Coca-Cola HBC AG Transaction in Own Shares (1150R)
February 26 2019 - 2:07AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCCH
RNS Number : 1150R
Coca-Cola HBC AG
26 February 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Transaction in own shares
Zug, Switzerland - 26 February 2019 - Coca-Cola HBC AG
("Company") announces that it purchased the following number of its
ordinary shares of 6.70 CHF each ("ordinary shares") on the London
Stock Exchange through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
("Credit Suisse") as part of its share purchase programme announced
on Monday 3 December 2018:
Date of transaction 25 February 2019
Number of shares repurchased 90,000
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Average price paid per share 2647.29 pence
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Lowest price paid per share 2637.00 pence
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Highest price paid per share 2670.00 pence
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Broker Credit Suisse
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The repurchased ordinary shares will be either cancelled upon
receiving approval from the Company's shareholders and subsequent
implementation of a capital decrease or be used to meet the
requirements of the Company's employee incentive scheme. Until such
approval is obtained or the shares are used to meet such
requirements, the repurchased ordinary shares will be held in
treasury.
As at 26 February 2019, the Company's issued share capital
consisted of 371,917,229 ordinary shares, of which 3,558,257
ordinary shares are held by Coca-Cola HBC AG (including the
repurchased shares) and 3,430,135 ordinary shares are held by its
subsidiary, Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE, in treasury. Therefore the
total number of voting rights in the Company is 364,928,837 which
may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by
which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules.
Since announcing the share purchase programme on Monday 3
December 2018, the Company has purchased 3,543,332 of its ordinary
shares.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the
transactions made by Credit Suisse on behalf of the Company as part
of the share purchase programme is attached to this
announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1150R_1-2019-2-26.pdf
Enquiries
Coca--Cola HBC Group
Maria Livaniou
Head of shareowner Tel: +30 210 6183 106
services maria.livaniou@cchellenic.com
About Coca--Cola HBC
Coca-Cola HBC is a leading bottler of The Coca-Cola Company with
an annual sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a
broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving
a population of more than 600 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers
a diverse range of primarily non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages
in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee
categories. Coca-Cola HBC is committed to promoting sustainable
development in order to create value for its business and for
society. This includes providing products that meet the beverage
needs of consumers, fostering an open and inclusive work
environment, conducting its business in ways that protect and
preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic
development of the local communities. Coca-Cola HBC has been listed
in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices since 2008, and ranked
among the top beverage companies in the Global and European indices
for the past five years. Coca-Cola HBC is also included in the
FTSE4Good Index, rated "AAA" on the MSCI ESG index, rated "A" for
Climate and Water by CDP and listed on the Sustainalytics and Vigeo
rankings.
Coca-Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX:
EEE). For more information, please visit
http://www.coca-colahellenic.com.
Important notice relating to Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority in the UK, is acting exclusively for the Company and no
one else in connection with the matters set out in this
announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than
the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Credit Suisse, nor for providing advice in relation to the content
of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither
Credit Suisse nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates
owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever
(whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under
statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Credit
Suisse in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein or otherwise.
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